2 + 2

When two plus two equals zero
And the villain is hailed the hero
When time is the teacher
And profit’s the preacher
The innocent pupils will know
That the end’s no excuse for the means
And the lies that are told in between
When the verdict is given
The sentence is written
And nothing remains to be seen

Oh it’s easy to get things done
But it’s hard to do it in love
To do it is hardly enough
It’s for nothing if not for love

When one plus one equals two
But half of one’s heart isn’t true
When the mission is king
And we’re kissing its ring
The method is what we excuse
The means is the road to the end
What’ll take me to where I begin
Where the light has been shown
A heart’s motives are known
And nothing remains hidden

Oh it’s easy to get things done
But it’s hard to do it in love
To do it is hardly enough
It’s for nothing if not for love

Well the law is no friend to a cheat
And the truth won’t play nice with deceit
And the light doesn’t beg for the darkness to leave
Time is eternity’s slave
Its domain spans birth to the grave
And though every deed withers this will remain

It’s easy to get things done
But it’s hard to do it in love
To do it is hardly enough
it’s for nothing if not for love
Oh it’s easy to get things done
But it’s hard to do it in love
To do it is hardly enough
It’s for nothing if not for love